Genghis Khan conquered the largest empire in history with an army that never exceeded about 110,000 men.

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• 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. LFLawrence Freedman10 Oct 2025war
• A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. BMBranko Milanovic26 Aug 2026war
• A country whose economy and military are deeply entangled with a dominant neighbor will keep getting stuck with choices that run counter to its own national interests. HFHenry Farrell15 Sept 2026war
• A military that disconnects its orders from the law and from legal advice has no limit on what it will do when commanded. SGScott Greenfield27 Aug 2026war
• A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. JWJack Weatherford31 Jul 2025war

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